Goodyear Racing final summary

GOODYEAR SPORTSMAN DRAG RACING TIRES TALK OF THE PITS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 16, 2009) -- Give Brian Forrester a
car, any car. Then give him a set of Goodyear Eagle D2532 rear drive
tires.
Forrester won his second victory in as many years...

Forrester won his second victory in as many years in the AC
Delco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, but his win Sunday came
in the Super Comp category of the NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
His 2008 win came in Super Gas, the same category in which he won last
year's national championship.

Forrester said the D2532 played an important role in his
latest win.

"Our 60-foot times didn't vary by more than a hundredth (of
a second) all day, all weekend, actually," Forrester said. "From the
worst run to the best run, it stayed within a hundredth. Left lane to
right lane, it didn't vary."

Forrester was one of three Sportsman drivers to race to a
victory in the Gatornationals on Goodyear tires. The others were Duane
Shields (Top Alcohol Dragster) and David Eaton (Competition Eliminator).

The D2532 was introduced during the 2008 season. It measures
33.5 inches tall and 17 inches across the tread. It mounts on a 16-inch
wheel.

Forrester said he raced in the Super Comp category at the
Gatornationals because the Super Gas category was not part of the event
for 2009.

Shields won the Top Alcohol Dragster final while racing on a
set of Goodyear D1230 rear drive tires and Castellana used a set of
D1230's in his winning Pro Mod effort.

The semi-finals of the TAD competition were an all-Goodyear
affair and Shields had to beat Bill Reichert, the defending world
champion, in the final round.

"When you're running the defending world champion, you're
always going to be a leery person," Shields said. "We had just (posted
a faster time) the round before, so we felt comfortable going in. When
you're running on Goodyears and they're the traction tire, you throw a
lot at it."

But Shields stopped short of talking about replacing Reichert
as the TAD champ.